Donkey Kong Country™ Returns HD
Releases 1/16/25
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Go bananas on 01/16/25—only on Nintendo Switch!
Take off with a barrel-blasting adventure!
Help DK and Diddy Kong recover their precious banana hoard from the villainous Tiki Tak Tribe in this visually enhanced version of the Wii™ game. Stomp enemies, blast through barrels, and ride rockets, minecarts, and even Rambi the Rhino in 80 levels across nine worlds, including the additional levels from the Nintendo 3DS™ version. You can even join up with a buddy for two-player local co-op!
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Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong running through a stylized silhouetted jungle.
Bird's-eye view of Donkey Kong Island
Stomp, blast, and roll across Donkey Kong Island
Platform your way across DK Island’s vibrant and obstacle-filled levels. You’ll be stomping and rolling through environments ranging from jungle to volcano.
Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong swing, blast, and ride through various levels.
Swing into action as Donkey Kong
Some levels will have you swinging on vines, blasting through barrels, or riding things like mine carts, rockets, and Rambi the Rhino.
Deal with obstacles and enemies the DK way
Execute moves like Ground Pound, Roll, Blow, and Grab and Cling.
Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong execute special moves across various levels.
Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong working together in two-player co-op.
Work together to find those bananas!
Team up with a friend and take on the Tiki Tak Tribe together as DK and Diddy in two-player local co-op. Pelt foes with Diddy’s Peanut Popgun and hover using his Barrel Jet. If you’re playing solo, break open a DK barrel to find Diddy Kong—he’ll take damage instead of DK!
Meet the top bananas
Play as Donkey Kong or join the fun as Diddy Kong in two-player local co-op to take down the evil Tiki Tak tribe. You’ll meet some wild characters along the way!
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Donkey Kong
This powerful Kong goes absolutely bananas when it comes to jumping and pounding. He wears a fancy tie, but he still likes to crash through branches and boxes in the jungle.
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Explore, collect, and unlock
Search every inch of the jungle to uncover special items and unlock extras.
Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong collect KONG letters across levels.
K-O-N-G letters
Letters spelling K-O-N-G are spaced throughout each level. Collect all the letters in all the stages of a world to unlock that world’s temple, where a Rare Orb can be found.
Puzzle pieces
Puzzle pieces are hidden in out-of-the-way places. Get all the puzzle pieces in a level to unlock something in the gallery.
Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong collect hidden puzzle pieces.
Two ways to play
Play the game as it was first designed for the Wii system or reduce the difficulty for extra hearts and other goodies to make your journey a little easier.
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